59 Front Street, Bank House

59 Front Street, Bank House

HER Number
9514
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
59 Front Street, Bank House
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Substantial detached house. Framed by a garden and tall limestone walls up to 3m high. Two storeys, with dormers, stucco walls, slate and pantile roofs. Several alterations detract from the original character - flat-roofed dormers, prominent windows, false shutters and flat-roofed conservatory.
Easting
440440
Northing
561780
Grid Reference
NZ440440561780
Sources
Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team, March 1992, Other Buildings of Acknowledged Architectural Quality or Historic Significance (South Tyneside UDP Appendix ENV (B))